Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
About
“The players and their stories are as wonderful as the music, and the filmmaking is uncommonly sensitive and alert.” — Jonathan Rosenbaum
SYNOPSIS
Wim Wenders’s Academy Award-nominated documentary celebrates the extraordinary musicians whose late-in-life rediscovery introduced the sounds of traditional Cuban music to audiences around the world. Following the unexpected success of Ry Cooder’s Grammy Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club album, Wenders accompanies legendary performers including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Compay Segundo from the streets of Havana to a triumphant concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Combining vibrant musical performances with intimate reflections on memory, aging, and artistic renewal, Buena Vista Social Club is both an exhilarating concert film and a deeply moving tribute to the enduring power of music.
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- Genre Music Documentary
- Director Wim Wenders
- Released 1999
- Runtime 1h 45m
- Rated G
- Studio Janus Films
- CountryGermany / Cuba
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